Title of article
Magnetic resonance imaging with laser-polarized 129Xe
Author/Authors
Welsh، نويسنده , , R.C. and Chupp، نويسنده , , T.E. and Coulter، نويسنده , , K.P. and Rosen، نويسنده , , M.S. and Swanson، نويسنده , , S.D. and Agranoff، نويسنده , , B.W.، نويسنده ,
Pages
3
From page
461
To page
463
Abstract
To investigate the feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging with laser-polarized 129Xe we have undertaken the study of time dependences of the 129Xe magnetization in the whole body and its build-up in the brain. We conclude that by increasing the production and absolute polarization of the 129Xe, it will be possible to apply this technique to human brain activation studies based on quantitative measurement of regional cerebral blood flow.
Keywords
MRI , Xenon , Brain imaging , Laser polarization , rCBF , functional imaging , Hyperpolarization , cerebral blood flow
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2003619
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